Transit District 2 /1st Precinct National Night Out 2013
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 Posted in Transit District 2 | No Comments »
L-R Deputy Inspector Porteus, Transit Bureau XO Chief Vincent Coogan, TD2 CO Captain Paul Rasa, Deputy Inspector Edward O’Brien
Stolen iPhone Recovered with Help from Anti-Theft App
Sunday, March 10th, 2013 Posted in Transit District 2 | No Comments »A thief cut a sleeping man’s pocket and stole his iPhone on the subway this week, but police succeeded in getting it back thanks to an anti-theft app.
 Sergeant William Robinson |
 Police Officer Timothy Osorio |
NYPD Sgt. William Robinson and Officer Timothy Osorio, both of Transit District 2, responded to the site where the iPhone was last located. Robinson used the Find my iPhone app on his iPad to trace the stolen phone to First Avenue and 1st Street on the Lower East Side.
Transit District 2 Cop of the Month 2012
Friday, January 4th, 2013 Posted in Transit District 2 | No Comments »January: Grand Larceny
- Sgt Lograsso
- PO Yeuris Mejia
February: Robbery
- PO Randy DaSilva
- PO Michael Rhome
- PO Clifford Turner
- Sgt Joseph Sordi
March: Lush Worker Grand Larceny
- PO John Bartley
- PO Michael Thomas
- PO Alex Bradshaw
- Sgt John Nunziato
April: Gun Arrest
- PO Paul McCarthy
- PO Kevin Lavin
- Sgt Chris Correa
- PO Yeuris Mejia
- PO Nick Geroulakis
Story of note: At Canal Street officers noticed a man who appeared nervous, had his hand on his right hand pocket. The officers and stopped him, the defendant, became resistant when the officers questioned him and asked him to step off the train. When the officers frisked him he had a loaded 38 Lugar with 5 rounds of ammunition and was on parole for robbery.
May: Robbery
- PO Nicholas Molino
- PO David Michelena
June: Grand Larceny
- PO John Bartley
- PO Micheal Thomas
- PO Alex Bradshaw
- Sgt John Nunziato
July: Grand Larceny
- PO Gurney George
- PO Salvator Catania
- Sgt Bryan Giordano
August: Robbery
- LT Anthony Reyes
- PO John Pattishaw
- PO Sammy Morel
September: Escaped Prisoner
- PO Richard Noriega
- LT Anthony Reyes
Story of note: During a buy/ bust operation a prisoner escaped out of a prisoner van. The prisoner was seen in the Union Square subway station, Lt Reyes and his partner responded. The prisoner was spotted running into the northbound tunnel. The officers got into their car and continued the search north, and spotted the suspect at 21st and Park Ave. They tackled the suspect to the ground and got him in custody. The defendant has 15 priors and 2 burglaries arrests.
October: Grand Larceny / Lush Worker
- PO John Bartley
- PO Michael Thomas
- PO Alex Bradshaw
- Sgt John Nunziato
November: Robbery
- Lt Eleazar Cruz
- Sgt Stephen Lograsso
- PO Yeuris Mejia
- PO Salvator Catania
December: Robbery
- PO Matthew Divito
- PO Christopher Tuccio
- PO Joseph Seva
- PO Brain Kenny
- Sgt Christoper Correa
Transit Bureau Cop of the Month, November-December 2012
Chief of Transit Joseph Fox awards Officer Yeuris Mejia with the Transit Bureau Cop of the Month Award for November/December 2012
On Tuesday, November 20th at 9:20pm an 80 year old gentleman was entering the subway turnstiles with his wallet and metrocard when a young man grabbed his wallet. The man struggled to keep his wallet and was injured. The suspect was finally able to grab the wallet and flee. There was a review of the surveillance cameras and the suspect was identified. The following night the Transit District 2 Anti Crime teams set up a surveillance at the same station and Officer Mejia was able to identify the suspect. The suspect resisted Officer Mejia and yet he was still able to arrest him. The defendant has 7 prior arrests, 5 in the subway system.
Congratulations to Officer Yeuris Mejia of TD2 for being awarded Transit Bureau Cop of the Month, November-December 2012.
Transit Bureau Cop of the Month, November-December 2012
Monday, December 31st, 2012 Posted in Transit District 2 | No Comments »
Chief of Transit Joseph Fox awards Officer Yeuris Mejia with the Transit Bureau Cop of the Month Award for November/December 2012
On Tuesday, November 20th at 9:20pm an 80 year old gentleman was entering the subway turnstiles with his wallet and metrocard when a young man grabbed his wallet. The man struggled to keep his wallet and was injured. The suspect was finally able to grab the wallet and flee. There was a review of the surveillance cameras and the suspect was identified. The following night the Transit District 2 Anti Crime teams set up a surveillance at the same station and Officer Mejia was able to identify the suspect. The suspect resisted Officer Mejia and yet he was still able to arrest him. The defendant has 7 prior arrests, 5 in the subway system.
Congratulations to Officer Yeuris Mejia of TD2 for being awarded Transit Bureau Cop of the Month, November-December 2012.
TD 2’s Officer James Rudolph Awarded the Our Town Downtown OTTY Award
Thursday, December 13th, 2012 Posted in Transit District 2 | No Comments »Officer James Rudolph from Transit District 2 was awarded the Our Town Downtown OTTY Award for commendable service to the downtown community on December 12, 2012. OTTY stands for “Our Town Thanks You”. To read more, please see A Hero Whose Life Would Make a Book in the New York Press.
